Six Month Update on Using an Insulin Pump
As readers may
recall, I started using a Cozmo
insulin pump last summer, now over half a year... this
warning off, but the pump still nags me to check my BG under certain circumstances: for instance, it beeps..., it will suggest exactly how many units of
insulin would be needed to bring it down. Of course...crap
I'm pumped
As long-time readers know, I've been equivocating about getting an
insulin pump... through the reams of papers, instructions,
warnings, and foreign-language versions of same, installed software... with me that I should take my last dose of my basal
insulin last night, in preparation for starting using my pump today.
Yes, today is P...crap
What is the most recent warning of taking Actos?
My doctor just asked me if I heard the latest
warnings about Actos. He has me on Junivia, Actos and
Insulin. I asked him if I should quit taking Actos and he just told me to take what I already have (which is 3 months) then I can quit taking it. Why should I continue to take it if there is new problems...crap
insulin resistance
Everyone lately is talking about this "
insulin resistance", could you please expain....S., R.D.
insulin resistance
Insulin resistance is when your body is making enough
insulin but your body... to risk. In addition, some medications have a side effect of causing
insulin resistance (side effects don...crap
Should you buy an insulin pump from a previous user?
-working (if so, see item 1 above!)
People buying such pumps will not be
warned of
recalls nor notified... that some readers were selling
insulin pumps. The writers indicated that they had acquired newer pumps... the writers, as I plan to switch to an
insulin pump myself (sooner or later), and the quoted prices were less...crap
Pump, Pump, Pump, Pump it Up!
Insulin pumps are everywhere it seems. In fact most diabetics I know already have or are in the process of getting an
insulin pump. I think that
insulin pumps are a great tool for some. They can help... to 2000.
Insulin pumps were still very new at this time but I wanted one so badly. I got my wish...crap
Bolusing Early: A Case Study
A few weeks ago, pregnancy induced
insulin resistance set in ferociously. I
recall this process... to plan ahead so that the
insulin would be working by the time I was ready to eat; that took about a week to fit into my routine.
I wore my continuous glucose monitor for about a week as the
insulin...crap
Findings from Using an Insulin Pump for a Year
I was thinking about how long it's been since I started using my
insulin pump, and looked it up..., but it allows fine-tuning of
insulin dosing that simply isn't available with shots, and I suspect I've had less..., such as pump failure)? No, not unless it was for pump failure. I keep a supply of syringes and
insulin nearby...crap
To Pump or Not To Pump?
me up was, “I WANT AN
INSULIN PUMP!!!”
My Endocrinologist
warned me that it would be frustrating... The first time I saw an
Insulin Pump, I fell in love. It was only three months since my diagnoses... I tried to put it all together (the
insulin, the cannula, the syringe, the infusion set). I started crying...crap
Teens and Diabetes: Insulin Pump Safety Concerns
Teens and
Insulin Pumps –
Isn’t the challenge really diabetes?
I’m struggling... about the dangers
of
insulin pumps usage in adolescents. According to FDA records there were 1594
injuries to teens related to pump usage during a ten year period and thirteen teens
died using
insulin pumps...crap